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CUAMLT403 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop skills in analysis of functional harmony

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Issue Date: March 2024


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Unit of Competency CUAMLT403 - Develop skills in analysis of functional harmony
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to understand and use functional harmony.It applies to individuals who incorporate into their own practice a working knowledge of functional harmony and related theoretical language of music. They may be working as musicians, songwriters or music producers. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:

printed scores, recorded performances and notation tools

excerpts for harmonisation.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Clarify requirements for analysis
  • Discuss with appropriate people the purpose and scope of the harmonic analysis
  • Identify the musical styles, genres or pieces for harmonisation
  • Identify appropriate methods for analysing harmony in the context of the required task
  • Clarify factors that may impact on the analysis, and plan accordingly
       
Element: Identify theoretical elements of music
  • Identify key signatures, accidentals and other harmonic indicators
  • Identify chords and chord progressions, both in notation and through aural recognition
  • Identify how the selected chords in the progression are used to create harmonic motion and resolution
  • Assess music pieces, recordings, compositions, written examples and/or performances to identify elements of functional harmony
  • Apply knowledge of a range of relevant functional harmonic and melodic elements to harmonising short musical extracts
       
Element: Analyse the contribution of functional harmony to performance and compositional outcomes
  • Listen to musical examples, and identify and discuss with appropriate people the way in which harmony functions
  • Investigate musical examples for the way harmonic elements are combined, manipulated and interpreted for aesthetic, technical and/or expressive outcomes
  • Discuss aspects of own harmonisations in progress with appropriate people, and incorporate different angles or ideas into the work as required
       
Element: Finalise analyses and harmonisations
  • Apply theory of functional harmony and related vocabulary to harmonic analyses and harmonisation
  • Present and discuss own analysis and harmonisation exercises with appropriate people
  • Seek feedback from appropriate people on own analyses and harmonisations, and note areas for future improvement
       


Evidence Required

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Clarify requirements for analysis

1.1 Discuss with appropriate people the purpose and scope of the harmonic analysis

1.2 Identify the musical styles, genres or pieces for harmonisation

1.3 Identify appropriate methods for analysing harmony in the context of the required task

1.4 Clarify factors that may impact on the analysis, and plan accordingly

2. Identify theoretical elements of music

2.1 Identify key signatures, accidentals and other harmonic indicators

2.2 Identify chords and chord progressions, both in notation and through aural recognition

2.3 Identify how the selected chords in the progression are used to create harmonic motion and resolution

2.4 Assess music pieces, recordings, compositions, written examples and/or performances to identify elements of functional harmony

2.5 Apply knowledge of a range of relevant functional harmonic and melodic elements to harmonising short musical extracts

3. Analyse the contribution of functional harmony to performance and compositional outcomes

3.1 Listen to musical examples, and identify and discuss with appropriate people the way in which harmony functions

3.2 Investigate musical examples for the way harmonic elements are combined, manipulated and interpreted for aesthetic, technical and/or expressive outcomes

3.3 Discuss aspects of own harmonisations in progress with appropriate people, and incorporate different angles or ideas into the work as required

4. Finalise analyses and harmonisations

4.1 Apply theory of functional harmony and related vocabulary to harmonic analyses and harmonisation

4.2 Present and discuss own analysis and harmonisation exercises with appropriate people

4.3 Seek feedback from appropriate people on own analyses and harmonisations, and note areas for future improvement

Evidence of the ability to:

complete at least three harmonic analyses

harmonise at least three musical extracts using functional harmony and appropriate conventions of music writing and terminology.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe how to deconstruct musical examples into theoretical components for analysis

describe elements of functional harmony

summarise methods used for analysis of functional harmony

describe the contribution of harmony to selected musical compositions and performances.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Clarify requirements for analysis

1.1 Discuss with appropriate people the purpose and scope of the harmonic analysis

1.2 Identify the musical styles, genres or pieces for harmonisation

1.3 Identify appropriate methods for analysing harmony in the context of the required task

1.4 Clarify factors that may impact on the analysis, and plan accordingly

2. Identify theoretical elements of music

2.1 Identify key signatures, accidentals and other harmonic indicators

2.2 Identify chords and chord progressions, both in notation and through aural recognition

2.3 Identify how the selected chords in the progression are used to create harmonic motion and resolution

2.4 Assess music pieces, recordings, compositions, written examples and/or performances to identify elements of functional harmony

2.5 Apply knowledge of a range of relevant functional harmonic and melodic elements to harmonising short musical extracts

3. Analyse the contribution of functional harmony to performance and compositional outcomes

3.1 Listen to musical examples, and identify and discuss with appropriate people the way in which harmony functions

3.2 Investigate musical examples for the way harmonic elements are combined, manipulated and interpreted for aesthetic, technical and/or expressive outcomes

3.3 Discuss aspects of own harmonisations in progress with appropriate people, and incorporate different angles or ideas into the work as required

4. Finalise analyses and harmonisations

4.1 Apply theory of functional harmony and related vocabulary to harmonic analyses and harmonisation

4.2 Present and discuss own analysis and harmonisation exercises with appropriate people

4.3 Seek feedback from appropriate people on own analyses and harmonisations, and note areas for future improvement

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Discuss with appropriate people the purpose and scope of the harmonic analysis 
Identify the musical styles, genres or pieces for harmonisation 
Identify appropriate methods for analysing harmony in the context of the required task 
Clarify factors that may impact on the analysis, and plan accordingly 
Identify key signatures, accidentals and other harmonic indicators 
Identify chords and chord progressions, both in notation and through aural recognition 
Identify how the selected chords in the progression are used to create harmonic motion and resolution 
Assess music pieces, recordings, compositions, written examples and/or performances to identify elements of functional harmony 
Apply knowledge of a range of relevant functional harmonic and melodic elements to harmonising short musical extracts 
Listen to musical examples, and identify and discuss with appropriate people the way in which harmony functions 
Investigate musical examples for the way harmonic elements are combined, manipulated and interpreted for aesthetic, technical and/or expressive outcomes 
Discuss aspects of own harmonisations in progress with appropriate people, and incorporate different angles or ideas into the work as required 
Apply theory of functional harmony and related vocabulary to harmonic analyses and harmonisation 
Present and discuss own analysis and harmonisation exercises with appropriate people 
Seek feedback from appropriate people on own analyses and harmonisations, and note areas for future improvement 

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